Wake Forest University recently invited Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans, to discuss his time spent in office, how he helped lead the rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the removal of four Confederate monuments in The Crescent City.
Education
Zach Frye can now say he is the first in the state of North Carolina to earn his diploma through the Multiple Pathways to High School Equivalency program.
In an attempt to bring the community together for an important conversation on workforce opportunities and the role institutions of higher education play in building those opportunities, last week the Winston-Salem Chamber invited all six CEO’s from the colleges and universities in the city to participate in a panel discussion.
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) Chancellor Elwood L. Robinson will join luminaries such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Oprah Winfrey, and Justice Thurgood Marshall when he is inducted as a member of the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame on Sept. 27.
Less than a week after she stepped down from the Board of Education, the racist text message sent by Lori Goins Clark that led to her resignation and the abrupt retirement of interim superintendent Dr. Kenneth Simington began to make rounds on social media.
After being sworn in during a brief ceremony on Monday, Sept. 3, Dr. Angela Pringle Hairston officially assumed her role as Superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WS/FCS).
The Pre-K Priority community engagement campaign, built around the theme “The Future is Four Years Old,” officially kicked off Saturday, Aug. 31.
SALISBURY – Livingstone College’s president and three alumni of Livingstone College were honored on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the N.C.
Lori Goins Clark, a Republican member of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education representing District 2, has resigned from her position.
On Monday, Aug. 26, students across the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District returned to the classroom as summer vacation officially came to a close with the first day of school. While the first day of school is always exciting, students at Ashley Academy for Cultural and Global Studies had a little extra excitement as they received words of encouragement from dozens of people from all walks of life as they entered the building.
